The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-10

he was ready for him. In the mean
time LOOMS and Coulter. had some
words and Loomis struck Coulter in the
/ face. Coulter at once jerked his pistol
and struck back at Loomis. just then
three shots were fired some distance
up the street, evidently signal, and
almost iuStantaneously the windows in
the second story of buildings and the
door below were opened and a perfect
Volley OF lead poured down upon the
defenseless boys. The front team had
| stopped, when they saw Coulter
pull up, and the voIley was
| aimed at both parties. Raines and
Coulter fell at once, riddled with bull
| lets. Raines had not even time to
search for his revolver on the buggy
seat and Coulter fell with his revolver
| in his hand. but although making an
effort, he was too severely wounded to
use it. When brought back to Leoti
Coulter's left arm was found shattered
| and his hand spread out as though he
| had tried To raise himself to shoot. al
| though IT is certain that he only fired
one shot, and that went into the
ground, owing to his weakness and
inability to raise himself. RaineS WAS
almost instantly killed, while Johnson
was severely shot in the back, arm,
>.
The towards of Coronado also filled
the boys in the first carriage full of
shot although the boys started to get
away. Frank JenneSs. who was driV-
ing, was hit III the back and fell for
ward out of the buggy. He picked
himself up and started to run after the
carriage, when he was again shot in
the leg and dropped. A second time
he arose and started. and was again
shot al
one striking him in the back
and ranging around rib, one
in the shoulder and three
wounds i'll the legs. lie finally sue
ceeded in Overtaking the buggy and
getting in, and he and Boorey succeed
ed in reaching LeOti. Watkins was
hit and fell from the buggy, but Boorey
maintained his position on the rear
seat, although three times wounded
and so paralyZed that he was unable to
reach the reins to stop the team, which
had begun to run away. a gentleman
named Smith, freighting between the
two points, met and stopped the run
away team and assisted Jenness to his
seat.
In the meantime Coulter's and
Raine's dead bodies, and Watkins,
mortally wounded, lay on the streets.
When some of the more human of the
CoranodO people found that Watkins
was dying they carried him into a de-
serted building, with no fire, and left
him to his fate. Feminine sympathy,
however, triumphed over connty-seat
prejudices, and some of the women of
the town came in to pray over him.
Johnston, who had fallen in the street,
was about to be riddled by another
volley, when a little Irishman named
Flack, who had been a warm personal
friend, ran out, and placing himself
over the PROSTATE form of the wounded
boy, told the dastardly ruffians that
they would have to kill him also, if
they killed Johnston.
When BOorey and JenneSs arrived at
LeOti, our readers can imagine the eX-
element. \ party was at once organ
lied to go for the bodies of the killed
and the remaining wounded. But as
they entered Coronado on their mission
of mercy, they were captured and held
prisoners until they were assured that
About II O'Clock at night, the last body
was brought over to Leoti, after the
most beastly and inhuman treatment
from the human fiends of Coronado.
On Tuesday morning Watkins died,
and it is doubtful if any of the Others
will recover. Johnson has bullet in
his face, and at frequent intervals
Tuesday, he prayed for his friends to
kill him. Denning is given up by his
own folks and may die at any moment
| For BOorey, there may be some show
as he has powerful constitution and
| great pluck. JennesS is also healthy
| young boy and may pull through. nj
| though it is very doubtful.
| Leoti is naturally stirred from cen
| ter to foundation stone but wise ant
pacific council prevails, and no hostile
/ demonstrations have. 50 far, beeI
made, although there is no knowing al
| what moment the smouidering volcano
may break out. and death and destruc
! ton for Coronado follow.
| MeSSrS. Calhoun and Moore are here
for the purpose of inducing the author
| tiles to recognize the voice of the PEG
pie of Wichita county in their recent
election, and thus avert, If possible
further blOodshed.
There is no sort OF doubt but what
the registration bill recently passed b.
! the legislature was che bone of conten
tion which has caused this lamentablt
loss of human life. The attorney gen
eraI has decided that the late election
| in Wichita county was perfectly lega
| and legitimate, and that their election
must be recognized by the people OH
there. as it is by the state authorize
here.
Since the shooting, parties in Coron
auo have made threats against the live
of other citizens in Leoti, especially a
to Mr.. George Edwards. to whom wor,
was sent that they would have hin
dead or alive before the 10th of thi
month, which is county seat election
day.